The first US Open Fat Bike Beach Championships are set to go off at the Blockade Runner Resort in Wrightsville Beach, NC on Saturday, March 14th, 2015. What: A weekend of Fat Bike Riding and racing on Wrightsville Beach, NC. Three different divisions for the races, Beginner, Sport, Expert. Prizes for each age group in […]

Weekly Dose of Fat – Show Number 45 – Friday February 27th 2015 Sven and Gomez are hosting this show have got JK Livin in the studio. JK – This show is sponsored by the Surly. Get some at http://surlybikes.com On this week’s show Beards and Beer Wiseman or Wiseguy? Chewie is our special guest […]

Written by Kathi Merchant, Race Director, Iditarod Trail Invitational The Iditarod Trail Invitational race, the qualifiers to get into this by invitation only race and the annual ITI winter training camps in Alaska. When I moved to Alaska in 2002 from Germany I did not know that a decade later fat biking as well as […]

We have a little radio show that we record on Wednesday nights called the Weekly Dose of Fat. Every episode, we have a Special Guest on the show. We’ve had incredible guests like Ned Overend, Rebecca Rusch, Heather Best and Travis Brown from the racing side of things and Greg Matyas, Bill Fleming and Eric […]

Malcom Simpson sent us this great capture taken while he was crossing some open water on the trail to Witless Bay up there in Newfoundland Canada. You can read more about his fatventures on his blog. We kept this week’s image in the original format to preserve the photographer’s vision! Just click on the image above to […]

With Minnesota temps hovering just above or just below 0 degrees Fahrenheit during the run of Frostbike 2015, held this past weekend in both Downtown Minneapolis and at the QBP Campus in Bloomington, there were beards-a-plenty protecting the tender faces of show attendees and seasoned QBP regulars alike! #frostbeard

Every February Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) invites their dealers and media-volken, like Sven & I, up to their Bloomington, Minnesota, headquarters for Social Activities, Seminars and an Expo. It’s an event where ‘historically‘ some of their brands, have launched new product. QBP is the parent company of brands like Salsa, Surly and 45NRTH (among many others). Frostbike […]

Our amigos at 45nrth sent us a set of these beauties just in time for a big old fat snow storm that dumped a foot of snow on the gnome-lands about a month ago. I took them on a few rides from busting fresh powder during the storm to riding some grooming that I had done at […]

Not every fat-bike adventure involves racing or getting fat air off’a boot’r or even singletrack. Next time it snows, just ride down your driveway and go play bikes, like we all did when we were kids. Take along the dog, or teach your kids how to play bikes…..or bikes and sleds! This week’s foto stoke comes […]

Weekly Dose of Fat – Show Number 44 for Friday, February 20th 2015 – Heather Best Interview Sven and Gomez are in the studio and joining us is today is that J.K Cat! This show is sponsored by Surly – Learn more at http://surlybikes.com On the show this week Stuff Special Guest and ITI World Record […]

Our Reader’s Ride(s) articles are always more than just a story about a bicycle. There’s always a back story about the people and the places that the bikes gets ridden. Today we get to introduce you to a pretty spectacular bike with any equally interesting story about the rider and the race series that the bike […]

Michelle Jorgensen is a Park Ranger at Harriman State Park of Idaho. She sent us an email and wanted to share a brief article about Fat Bikes at Harriman State Park of Idaho, which is the first Idaho State Park to welcome Fat Bikes. Here’s a little good news from the great State Of Idaho! Fat Bikes […]

Casey took this shot of his KHS Four Season 1000 just a couple of days ago! He says: I bought this bike last fall and it is my new favorite. The only upgrades I have made are putting on a of carbon riser bar and some softer grips. The bike came with khs 4.0 tires and […]

When USA Cycling announced the first sanctioned Fat Bike National Championship, Sven and I decided that we would send someone there to cover the event, because it’s a significant milestone for fat-bike racing. We try to bring the coolest and most interesting fat-bike news, reviews, culture and events to our readers and both […]

Pat Smage is a Geneva Lakes Homie and a Fatback Ambassador! Oh and did we mention, seven time AMA Moto Trials National Champion! So for Fat Tuesday we’re going to humbley suggest ~ Laissez les bons temps rouler! (and Read what Pat shared about his edit!) This video showcases my first couple weeks on the […]

The Vermont Mountain Bike Association (VMBA) has partnered with Surly and The Old Spokes Home, to put on a bike raffle to raise money for trail grants and advocacy in Vermont. VMBA is working hard at expanding FAT bike access on state and federal land and this raffle is key to that effort. “Donate 5 […]

My first recollection of the Big Fat Bike Festival came about 3 years ago. It was either sister-Kim or Hayley that contacted me to let us know that the Homer Cycling Club was holding an event in their picturesque corner of the world along the shores of the Kachemak Bay in Homer Alaska. Homer is […]

Our amigo Jason from the UK took this hypnotic shot of his fatty out on the sand. I wonder where his footprints are? You can see more of Jason’s photos at www.flickr.com/jason-l Share Your Local Stoke! Send us your photos or hosted video so we can send that stoke to riders that haven’t discovered the pure unbridled […]

Weekly Dose of Fat Show #43, Friday February 13th 2015 – Sean Coffey from Ritchey Interview We’ve got J.K Livin’ here in the studio today to give us a hand as well as sit in guest, Tony Berger! This show is sponsored by the Surly Insulating Sheath. It’s a Coozy – Tallboy sized.Check them out […]

This Rocky Mountain Blizzard review was prepared by Matt Gersib for fat-bike.com. Thanks, Matt! Last month we introduced you to our new Rocky Mountain Blizzard long-term test bike (read the Product Spotlight). A month has passed since we took delivery of the bike and we’ve had the opportunity to ride it in a wide variety of […]

This shot of a Fyxation BlackHawk was taken after an evening ride that ended with a party and some fireworks. We kept this week’s image in the original format to preserve the photographer’s vision! Just click on the image above to open the full-sized version which you can right-click to save. Got your own Wallpaper Worthy […]

“Fatbike on Snow” offers guided Fat-bike tours in Austria at Ramsau am Dachstein. With its many constantly groomed winter hiking trails, carriage roads and cleared forest roads Ramsau am Dachstein has ideal conditions in winter for great times on fat-bikes. They have 10 brand new Norco Fatbikes including the necessary equipment for their winter adventure […]

ED: Andrea Cohen, fat-bike rider and racer extraordinaire (she finished 1st at this year’s Triple D in the women’s class!) has a set of the newly available Bontrager Jackalope wheels for testing. Here is here first look at these intriguing wheels! Wheel choice is always a hot debate among fat-bike riders. Deciding what the ultimate […]

The original Wisconsin team snowbike race is back for yet another year!! Click on the flyer above to go to the FaceBook page or see below (or both!!) for more details. You don’t want to miss the good times that are – the Team SnowBike Enduro!! The Team SnowBike Enduro –The first and always […]

Fraser Kennedy lives in Hampshire, England about 30 miles southwest of London. The rolling hills of southern England might not be very big, but with a network of ancient paths and trails often through ancient woodland there’s no shortage of great riding right on his doorstep and Fraser can ride the 50 miles to the […]

With the Fat-bike Birkie right around the corner, and 750 racers expected to attend, we are highlighting the Hayward, WI area. In this report local fat-biker, Jerry Wright, looks at trail grooming and the new Rokon prowling the woods. Take it away, Jerry! The Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association, known as CAMBA, maintains the largest […]

Mark Christensen sent us some great shots of his girlfriend, Amber Steed, riding her fat-bike on the north beach of Flathead Lake in Kalispell, Montana. I can’t get enough of winter beach riding! How ’bout you? Share Your Local Beach! Send us your photos or hosted video so we can send that stoke to riders […]

Weekly Dose of Fat Show #42 – Friday, February 6th, 2015 – Nick Ginster Interview Gomez is on his way to Alaska but we’ve got J.K Livin’ here in the studio today. This show is sponsored by the Surly. You know, those guys who make kick-ass bikes, bike parts and riding gear, check them out […]

As some of you might remember, I have a bike named, Otis, that just recently celebrated its first birthday! Back around x-mas time we ran a long term review of Otis where we mentioned that we’ve been working on a little project to upgrade Otis’s wardrobe. We code named this operation #otisgetspimped. In other words, we’re going to take […]

Sarma is newer company to the fat-bike scene but they bring to the table many years of aerospace composite experience along with a strong interest in fat-bikes. In addition to a fat-bikes frame (the Shaman), they also have a line of fat-bike rims called the Naran. The 100mm Naran was the first 100mm carbon rim on the […]

With the Fat-bike Birkie just a few weeks off we wanted to let ya’ll know that fat-biking in the Hayward area is not just a one-day deal! Yes, it is true that the Fat-bike Birkie is a single day event and it is the only day you’ll be able to ride the famous American […]

Taylor took this shot of his Surly Moonlander at sunset as I finished up a nice afternoon ride on the local snowmobile trails near Pittsfield, NH. Download the appropriate size and use it as your own wallpaper. Just click on the link below to open the full-sized version which you can right-click to save. 1920 x […]

I’ve been lucky enough to test some of the best bike bags made, over the last few years, but this is the first time that I’ve laid my grubby paws onto a bag made by Wanderlust. About six weeks ago, Paul fom Wanderlust sent us one of their Monida Insulated Bags, for testing, just in time for […]

Euan shared this video with fat-bike.com and says: I was biking in the Dandenongs, east of Melbourne down here in Australia recently, and riding with me was a mate, (or as you might say, an Amigo), who is the Maharajah of moving pictures, Iain Groves. He happened to have a GoPro secreted about his person, […]

One of our favorite trail systems in Wisconsin is hosting one of our favorite events! Long time amigo and Black Ribbon Test Pilot, Steve Meurett, is your host for all things fat-bike fun at Yeti-Fest – February 28th, 2015. You can get more information by clicking on the race flyer or visit www.yeti-fest.com! Send us […]

Back in mid-November, Fat-Bike.com majordomo Gomez sent a smoke signal my way and asked if I wanted to put some time in on the Specialized Fatboy Expert he had been riding (and has hence told you all about). Not one to miss the opportunity to throw my leg over a new bike, I gladly agreed. […]

It’s snowing in Hayward, and it’s getting that much closer to the Fat Bike Birkie! The next fee deadline is also coming up on February 1. They’re at just over 600 participants already signed up and with a cap of 750 this year, it looks like it’s going to sell out soon. If you haven’t signed […]

Weekly Dose of Fat – Show Number #41 – April Morgan Interview It’s Sven, Gomez and J.K in the studio today! The show is sponsored by the Surly Pugsley pick your flavor, use your Surly Superfan Coupon and get your fat on! Learn more at http://surlybikes.com What On this week’s show? We have one of […]

While the Expo continued on Sunday at the base of Snow King Mountain I took the opportunity to join the tour into Grand Teton National Park with David Hunger who runs Teton Mountain Bike Tours. http://www.tetonmtbike.com Between guides and participants we had close to 30 fat bikers riding in a National Park! The actual route we […]

Ben from Fyxation let us know that their new Blackhawk fat-bike is available now at their new Milwaukee headquarters and at stocking Fyxation dealers. Below are brief descriptions, pricing and links to the Fyxation site for all items. Fyxation Blackhawk 2×10 Assembled in Milwaukee, the Blackhawk 2×10 is built around our rugged and lightweight Blackhawk frame […]

ad I’ve been getting some saddle time on Framed’s newest entry into the market of fat, The Alaskan. Framed made some big waves when they jumped into the world of fat with the Minnesota series LAST YEAR. Framed believes that a quality bike shouldn’t break your bank account. This year, Framed decided to go all in and […]

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